The five prominent kwans (and respective founders) were: Chung Do Kwan (Lee Won Kuk), Jidokwan (Chun Sang Sup), Chang Moo Kwan (Lee Nam Suk and Kim Soon Bae), Moo Duk Kwan ( Hwang Kee), and Song Moo Kwan (Ro Byung Jik). This blend resulted into what is currently known as Soo Bahk Do.Īround the time of the liberation of Korea in 1945, five martial arts schools called the kwans were formed by men who were primarily trained in some form of karate, but also had exposure to taekkyeon and kungfu. Hwang Kee eventually incorporated the flowing and graceful motions of the Chinese system with the linear, strong movements of Karate Do and the diverse kicking of taekkyeon. There he came into contact with an art similar to T'ai chi ch'uan. Historyĭuring the Japanese occupation (1910–1945), Hwang Kee left Korea and ventured into Manchuria. He also was influenced by what he claimed were the indigenous Korean arts of taekkyeon and subak. Hwang Kee learned Chinese martial arts while in Manchuria. The history of the Moo Duk Kwan (from which the majority of all modern Tang Soo Do stylists can trace their lineage) can be traced to a single founder: Hwang Kee. Rather, the name of "Tang Soo Do" was adopted by Hwang Kee, the founder of the Moo Duk Kwan, as a descriptor of the art he promoted. As such, Tang Soo Do cannot be said to have a founder. FounderĪccording to books published by General Choi Hung Hi in 1965, and Hwang Kee in 1978, Tang Soo Do is one of a number of generic Korean terms for fighting with bare hands and feet. Outside of the Far East, the term "Tang Soo Do" has primarily become synonymous with the Korean martial art promoted by grandmaster Hwang Kee.
The first character, 唐 (which initially referred to China), was later changed to 空 by Gichin Funakoshi to mean "empty" rather than "China" (空手道, or Kong Shou Dao the Korean pronunciation of these characters is " Kong Soo Do"). Similar characters are pronounced karate-dō in Japanese.
Tang Soo Do literally means "China Hand Way" (the "Tang" refers to the Tang Dynasty). Tang Soo Do is the Korean pronunciation of the Chinese characters 唐手道 (Tang Shou Dao).
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